White House AI Advisor Sriram Krishnan to Leave Administration

Sriram Krishnan, Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House, said he will leave his role at the end of June after serving for about 18 months in the Trump administration. 

The Indian-American technology executive announced his departure in a post on X, saying he plans to continue working on issues related to artificial intelligence in the United States.

“I'll be leaving my role at the White House at the end of this month,” Krishnan wrote. “After a break, I’ll be working on helping tackle some of the large challenges facing America on AI.”

Krishnan thanked US President Donald Trump and White House AI and crypto adviser David Sacks for American leadership in AI.

In his post, Krishnan highlighted several initiatives he worked on during his tenure, including the American AI Action Plan, international AI partnerships, a national AI policy framework, and efforts to promote US AI technologies with allies through engagements in France, India, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East.

“Architecting and publishing the American AI Action Plan” and advancing “AI acceleration partnerships to help American AI stack win globally” were among the accomplishments he listed.

Krishnan said the next phase of his work would focus on challenges surrounding AI infrastructure, energy requirements, data centres and broader adoption of the technology.

“The past 18 months have given me a front row seat to this critical moment on AI facing America and our allies,” he wrote. “I plan on building institutions that help tackle some of those challenges for America and its allies.”

His departure comes at a time when Washington is increasing its focus on AI regulation, national security, data centre expansion, and competition with China. Reuters reported that Krishnan played a central role in shaping the administration's framework for AI policy and governance.

Born in Chennai, Krishnan was appointed Senior White House Policy Adviser on Artificial Intelligence after Donald Trump's return to office in January 2025. 

Before joining the administration, he held senior roles at major technology companies and was a general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He also worked closely with Elon Musk following Musk's acquisition of Twitter.

Krishnan’s tenure included participation in international AI diplomacy efforts and the development of the administration's AI Action Plan, which has served as a key policy document guiding the US approach to artificial intelligence.

He did not announce his next role or identify any successor.